Guest guest Posted July 25, 1998 Report Share Posted July 25, 1998 SRI: SRI GOPALA DESIKA MAHADESIKAYA NAMA: Dear Bhagavottamas: Regarding calling Appa. Call him by any name there is nothing sweeter than Appa. Of course he comes after Amma. Amma can not be equalled. In my family my Periappa was the head of the family and everybody including his children called him Anna. My Periamma was called Manni by everyone. My paternal grandmother was called Ammamma by all her grandchildren (includes me and my brothers and sisters, cousins)and great grandchildren. Even for her acquaintances and extended family people, she was Ammamma. The word "Anna" brought back memories of a great scholar and person who was the headmaster of Sri Ramakrishna Mission High School, Thyagarayanagar, Madras. After retirement he was at Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Myalapore, Madras. He has written a number of books. I have one gem - which is Srimad Valmiki Ramayana Saram published by Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Mylapore. This book has about 6000 verses selected by him from The Ramayana. He has given beautiful explanations for the verses. I do not know why he was called "Anna". I think his name was Sri Subramania Iyer. adiYen dAsan Lakshmanan NAMO NARAYANAYA SARVAM SRI KRISHNARPANAMASTU ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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